Politics Feb 16 Texas Republican Ken Paxton is stepping up his Senate bid against Cornyn Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will be in an unfamiliar setting Monday night: heading his first campaign rally since the Republican announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate 10 months ago. By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press
Politics Feb 16 How George Washington rose to prominence and became the stuff of myth No, he didn't have wooden teeth. By Michael Casey, Associated Press
Politics Feb 16 How Lincoln would navigate today's politics “What would Lincoln do?” Author and historian Matthew Pinsker’s substack uses this question as a framework to explore modern politics. He talks with Geoff Bennett about his latest book, “Boss Lincoln,” which examines how Lincoln still shapes our country today. By Geoff Bennett
Politics Feb 16 NAACP asks judge to protect against 'misuse' after FBI seized of voter data in Fulton County Georgia residents entrusted the state with their “sensitive personal information” when they registered to vote, and the Jan. 28 seizure of ballots and other election documents from the Fulton County elections hub “breached that guarantee, infringed constitutional protections of privacy,… By Kate Brumback, Associated Press
Feb 16 Obama shuts down alien buzz: 'no evidence during my presidency' By Associated Press Former President Barack Obama said he did not see evidence that aliens “have made contact with us,” after sending social media abuzz by saying aliens were real on a podcast over the weekend. Continue reading
Feb 16 It's Presidents Day. Here's what's open and closed By Associated Press The official designation for the holiday is Washington’s Birthday after first President George Washington, although it has come to be known informally as Presidents Day. Continue reading
Feb 15 Trump says Board of Peace members promise $5 billion for Gaza rebuild By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Israeli forces have carried out repeated airstrikes in Gaza and frequently fire on Palestinians despite a ceasefire deal. Trump did not detail which member nations were making the pledges for reconstruction. Continue reading
Feb 15 Partial government shutdown drags on amid immigration oversight battle By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press A partial government shutdown began Saturday after congressional Democrats and President Donald Trump’s team failed to reach a deal on legislation to fund the department through September. Continue reading
Feb 15 Iran's state media reports foreign minister will attend indirect talks with the U.S. By Associated Press Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his delegation left for the Swiss city of Geneva after the first round of indirect talks took place in Oman last week. Continue reading